Beating the Ratties would mean keeping a slight AFCN lead, which is important because it's going to be a tough race for the AFC WC teams.

But beating the Patriots would be more meaningful. We've done well enough against the Ravens, but face it: the Patriots have pretty much owned this team. Beating them would mean that we're finally matching up better againts teams that can spread you out, dink & dunk, and move the ball downfield by hitting their TEs and a bunch of miscellaneous receivers. It would mean we gameplanned for them, instead of just doing the same old same old we run against the Cardinals and the Seahawks of the league.

We can't get pressure on Brady unless we can cover Welker, Gronkowski, and Hernandez. Those guys are going to flat out kill us. And even then, Brady's going to have other targets.

This one makes me cringe a little...OK, maybe a lot. You know Brady is going to throw like 50+ times. The O needs to step up and score in the 30's. We'll see. The Steelers have to win one of these sometime...right?

BILL BRADIE IZ GOIN DOWN11!! >>>>>HELLO<<<<< HE AINT NO GOODE ANIEMOR. THE STEALERS WILL CURSH DEM. BELLYCHICK IS A IDOIT. HIZ HOODIE IS STUPID. WES TEXAS WALKER IS A FLUEKE!!11!! THERE DEFNCE IS HOLEY, AND VERY NOT GOODE. 63-0 WILLB THE FINALE SCOR!!!!!111!!!

The key to this game is ball control. If we can control the clock and keep their O off the field we will win. My guess is that 35 minutes and the game is ours. I am not ready to throw in the towel on this one. We need to throw a new blitz package at them with the guys coming off the corners and not make any turnovers.